Born and raised in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. As a kid travelled the United States with my family for two years as late hippies in an european van in the the 80's. Didn't go to school then, but learned all about life. And although I have seen (and still see) the difficulties in interacting with each other, I have also seen hope. Hope in the fact that the majority of people, most of the time the ones that don't SHOUT that much, are looking for the same thing. Looking for respect, friendship and love. People just need to be seen.
The friction between our habit to label people and our search for respect, friendship and love is the motive of what I create as a filmmaker. As a director and as an actingcoach.
Time Will Tell
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Casting department Rebellious teenager Kim Temple (Louisa Connolly-Burnham) has a strange affliction that makes her feel very insecure: stressful situations cause her to lose consciousness. And stress is bound to increase since her criminal father, whom she fears deeply, is about to be released from prison. Kim's life takes an unexpected turn when she discovers her sleeping fits enable her to peek into the past. Trying desperately to keep her father locked up, she forces herself into ever more dangerous situations and emotional distress that lead to more revealing 'sleeping fits'. Although she finds a friend to help her, time travel proves to be very perilous for Kim. Her health deteriorates to the point where her condition becomes life threatening. But with so much at stake, quitting is not an option. Written by Producer
Biesbosch Onder Vuur
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Bernard
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Director Bernard is a unique story of one man, in one room telling his life story. Bernard has a hard time understanding what has just happened in his life. He tries to make this clear for himself by telling his life story. From old memories about his sister and what happened to her, to memories about his mother who's never given him the love he always wanted. He tells about his wife and daughter and though he tries to withhold it, his biggest secret starts to unfold. Will you forgive him for what he did? Written by J's Reality
48 minuten
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Director Brenda, Laura, Ruben and Willem meet each other at an uneasy therapy session. The unconventional therapist (Pamela Tevis) tells them they only have 48 minutes left to live. Looking back at their lives, they start making choices they never dared before.15 year old Laura (Luca Hollestelle) is deeply in love with the mysterious Tom. It is true love. When Tom gets into danger she has to decide how far she will go to save her love.Willem (Rogier in t Hout) , an elderly man, lost his best friend. We he gets his computer, an email arrives stating a disaster will happen when the message is not send on. Overwhelmed with grief and fear Willem decides to ends his life. With fatal consequences for his surroundings.Popular party animal Brenda (Sanne Gloria Verboom) is sent back to the party she was poisoned. She only gets a few chances to find out who poisoned her and why. Not an easy task, when everyone actually seems to hate you.When the sympathetic Ruben (Raymi Sambo) hears of his terminal ...
Naranjina en de kadekapers
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Miscellaneous Crew Naranjina is a kids tv series about a girl who lives in the harbor of Rotterdam with her big dog "Dokko". She doen't know where she's from so she named herself by the Oranges of the ship where she fell in as a little baby. These oranges (and ship) are the only way the find out where she's from and where her parents live. In the meantime she experiences all different kind of adventures with her 4 sellected friends "de kadekapers". She lives under the ground in her homemade boathouse where all friends come together and where they plan the next adventure which hopefully will bring her a little-bit closer to the biggest challenge: help Naranjina to find her parents. Written by Horst, Frank Jan
Vrijland
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Sextet
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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director Feature film about love and relationships in Amsterdam, consisting of an ingeniously interwoven plot of several stories and characters. Together with the feature SIMON (2004) this one is part of Terstall's trilogy about the liberties of the present Dutch society.
Birthday Boy
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Miscellaneous Crew A birthday that Sjoerd and his friends may never forget. On a treasure hunt they unexpectedly became hostages to some bad guys who took them away into their van and then there was some shooting. Will they survive?
De enclave
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Billy's Bad
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Contact
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Rent a Friend
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Actor In Rent a Friend the talented painter ARTHUR is suffering from an artist's block. Alfred does not bother about becoming rich and famous. He sticks to painting bright coloured Mexican hats. Alfred's total lack of ambition increasingly irritates his girlfriend MONIEK. Moniek is a successful writer of a popular Dutch soap opera and she is continuously accusing Alfred of having no commercial instinct. The soap episodes created by Moniek are totally based on her own life. When Alfred sees one of the episodes, he correctly infers that she is having an affair with the executive producer. He decides to leave Moniek and sets out to show the world that he doesn't have a problem with making money. He starts a company called Rent a Friend and rents himself out as a friend to those in need of one. The concept is so successful that he soon is running a veritable "friends empire". Things really take off when Alfred hires the highly inventive manager Françoise. Moniek, by this time, is lonely and ... Written by <femke-anna@sndfilms.com>
De Daltons
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Television
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Miscellaneous Crew You can't choose who your brothers are. Tim is six and a half and lives in the Daltonstreet with his brothers Erik, Jelle and Daantje. That's why they're called the Daltons. Tim experiences lots of small adventures. They seem like unimportant events, but Tim is left with an indeliable impression. Written by Sam van Ojen
Artez
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